Ground rain-gutter

ABSTRACT

An elongate ground gutter device designed to be placed on the ground with the central trough section thereof open above ground. The gutter device is designed to receive rain water falling down from the roof into the trough section, deflect that water inward into the trough, and transport it a distance away from the building.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention relates to a rain gutter, especially to arain gutter that is placed on the ground and deflects the water inwardand can be elongated by fastening additional sections.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] Rain gutters are customarily attached to the fascia boards ofroofs.

[0003] Negative aspects of this system include leaf retention andconcomitant clogging of the gutter.

[0004] An additional negative aspect of this system is thepredisposition of the gutter to contribute to the build up of ice damsthat damage buildings by their action of retaining melting snow at theroofs edge.

[0005] The present invention solves these problems by being placed onthe ground.

[0006] The present invention's embodiment is a water proof trough with ashape that deflects the water so that it doesn't splash outward out ofthe trough.

[0007] The trough is placed on the ground centered over the drip line ofthe water falling off the roof.

[0008] The physics that allows this invention to function as desired isthat the drip line is virtually fixed, as can be seen around gutterlessbuildings where the drip line is not spread out at all and appears to becut by a knife.

[0009] This shows that gravitational force alone, a function of theheight of the building, fixes the location of the drip line and GroundRain-Gutter.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] It is the object of the present invention to provide a raingutter for buildings that is not attached to the building, but is placedon the ground.

[0011] To achieve above object, the gutter apparatus of the presentinvention comprises a trough The trough is shaped so as to have angledsides that deflect the water falling into it inward, toward the centerof the trough.

[0012] The various objects and advantages of the present invention willbe more readily understood from the following detailed description whenread in conjunction with the appended drawing, in which:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING

[0013]FIG. 1 shows a roof view looking down into the gutter;

[0014]FIG. 2 shows a sectional view along line 2-2 in FIG. 1;

[0015]FIG. 3 shows how the gutter is extended using multiple segments.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016]FIGS. 1 and 2 show the top and sectional views of the presentinvention respectively. The gutter apparatus provided by the presentinvention comprises a trough.

[0017] With reference to FIG. 3, gutter length is extended by addingsections to it.

[0018] Although the present invention has been described with referenceto the preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that theinvention is not limited to the details thereof. Various substitutionsand modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, andothers will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, allsuch substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced withinthe scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:
 1. A ground placed rain-water collection apparatus forbuildings, comprising an elongate member or members in a troughconfiguration.
 2. The ground placed rain-water collection apparatus asin claim 1, wherein the trough is shaped so as to deflect the watersplashes to stay within the gutter.
 3. The ground place rain-watercollection apparatus as in claim 1, wherein the elongate member may be acomposition of shorter members that are fastened together.